Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
1909 Founded as the London and Rhodesian Mining and Land Co.
1963 Name changed to Lonrho.[1]
1968 Acquired David Whitehead and Sons. [2]
1968 Acquired Ashanti Goldfields Corporation. [3]
1969 Acquired John Holt and Co (Liverpool). [4]
1976 Acquired Brentford Nylons. [5]
1977 Acquired Dunford and Elliott. [6]
1979 Acquired Dutton-Forshaw Group. [7]
1979 Acquired Harrison and Sons. [8]
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